China begins clinical tests for H1N1 vaccines, Sinovac Biotech

Release Date: 2009-07-24

Two Chinese pharmaceutical firms kicked off two-month clinical tests on the country's A(H1N1) influenza vaccines Wednesday.
More than 2,000 volunteers recruited in Taizhou in eastern Jiangsu Province took part in the trials carried out by Hualan Biological Engineering Inc., said Fan Bei, deputy general manager of the company.
In the meantime, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and its Beijing bureau also on Wednesday began clinical tests on the vaccines produced by the Sinovac Biotech Ltd., or the Beijing Kexing Bioproducts, in Beijing.
A total of 1,600 participants took part in the test, and would all receive the vaccines this week, according to Yin Weidong, general manager of Kexing.
Type: NORMAL
Company: Sinovac Biotech
Country: China
Url: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/22/content_8460865.htm
 
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